Guide to British Place Names

by Adrian Room

"This Companion takes you through the history of hundreds of old British place names. Over 1100 names of counties, towns, villages, rivers, lakes, mountains, hills, peninsulas, headlands, islands, bays, channels and straits and the more familiar Greater London names. Trace the linguistic history of today's place names. See how they developed from the original word by acquiring different forms for various historical reasons throughout the ages". 208 pages Longman English 0 582-89201-5 Product 19.7cm(L) x 9.5cm(W) x 1.4cm(H)

244 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1985